Royce (TV 1994)

Royce is a member of the ultra-secret service "Black Hole", working for the US Government on top-secret missions. When the senator responsible for forming Black Hole disbands the ... See full summary »

Director:

Rod Holcomb

Writer:

Paul Bernbaum

Stars:

James Belushi, Miguel Ferrer, Peter Boyle

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Belushi	...	Shane Royce
Miguel Ferrer	...	Gribbon
Peter Boyle	...	Huggins
Chelsea Field	...	Marnie Paymer
Anthony Head	...	Pitlock
Marie-Françoise Theodore	...	Jerri Sloan (as Marie Theodore)
Paris Jefferson	...	Brenda
James McKenna	...	Danny Scanlon (as Nevyn McKenna)
Michael Shannon	...	Senator Scanlon (as Michael J. Shannon)
Susan Denaker	...	Dee Scanlon
Christopher Fairbank	...	Kupchak
William Marsh	...	Rafkin
Ralph Ineson	...	Newfold
Daniel Kash	...	Tommy McFain
Michael Halsey	...	Oken

Storyline

Royce is a member of the ultra-secret service "Black Hole", working for the US Government on top-secret missions. When the senator responsible for forming Black Hole disbands the organization, Royce's fellow Black Hole members plot revenge on the man responsible for them losing their jobs. Royce decides not to join them, instead deciding to thwart their attempts to exact revenge on the senator.

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Plot Keywords:

revenge | spy | train | kidnapping | nuclear

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Taglines:

The Cold War won't be over until Shane Royce adds a little heat.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 April 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Royce - Titkosügynök a pácban

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gerber Company, Incorporated Television Company (ITC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Royce kicks open a door that has a pneumatic door closer on it, and yet in the next shot the door quickly flies open and bounces against a wall.

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Soundtracks

"Night Wind"
Written and Performed by Eddie Arkin and Sam Riney
Published by Somisongs(BMI) and Sam Riney Music(BMI)

User Reviews

Belushi isn't the only thing that's flabby

Jim Belushi is usually a pretty watchable actor. He's easygoing, and has an everyman quality that is actually sort of endearing. He's usually pretty convincing as a harried cop, a department store Santa Claus, or even a con-artist on parole. But a secret agent? Nahhh. In trying to make Belushi come across as a highly trained, lethal James Bond clone, the picture winds up making him look like an overweight, underachieving Ralph Kramden clone. The lame plot has Belushi's top-secret unit being disbanded, and several of its members turning renegade and plotting to steal nuclear weapons to sell to drug dealers, and Belushi has to stop them (for some reason this plan is revealed fairly early in the picture; you know that Belushi is going to succeed at stopping them, which pretty much kills whatever suspense there might have been). A good supporting cast (Miguel Ferrer, Peter Boyle) and a few bursts of action towards the end of the picture don't really help it much. The script is flat, the direction is workmanlike but nothing more, the location shooting in Eastern Europe is depressing (apparently the entire region looks like the industrial section of Jersey City), and there's really little suspense, style, or anything else that might break the monotony. Belushi is kind of fun to watch, but that's not enough of a reason to spend a couple of bucks to rent this picture. Don't bother.